참새

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮새〯 (Yale: chóm-sǎy). Compound of 참 (cham, “true; common”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참새/참세]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsae
Yale Romanization?chamsay

Noun

참새 • (chamsae)

  1. sparrow
  2. more specifically, the tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Note

In the Jilin Leishi, the Korean name for sparrow was labeled as 새 (sae). Combined with the modern meaning of sparrow having the term 참 (cham), which means "true", this implies that the true original meaning of 새 (sae) is sparrow, with 새 (sae) then later borrowed for other terms referring to birds.

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